单词 | inmate |
释义 | inmate/ˈɪnmeɪt /noun 1A person living in an institution such as a prison or hospital: inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary...
Synonyms patient, inpatient, hospital case; convalescent; resident, inhabitant, occupant prisoner, convict, captive, detainee, internee informal jailbird, con British informal lag North American informal yardbird 1.1 archaic One of several occupants of a house.When asked about reality television she tells me she was interested in Big Brother when Germaine Greer was an inmate of the house....
OriginLate 16th century (denoting a person who shared a house, specifically a lodger or subtenant): probably originally from inn + mate1, later associated with in. |
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